Texas Digital Newspaper Program

As of February 2011, we have added 17 additional titles to the Portal to Texas History. Projects to digitize these newspapers received funding from grants or through local institutions (libraries, archives, historical societies, etc.). Come look around and discover what was happening in these towns way back when.Newly available content includes:

The Brand, Hereford (1902-1908)
Breckenridge American, Breckenridge (1920-1961)Canadian Advertiser, Canadian (1938-1939)
The Canadian Record, Canadian (1924-1938)
The Corpus Christi Times, Corpus Christi (1918-1919)
The Corpus Christi Daily Herald, Corpus Christi (1910, 1919)
The Dynamo, Breckenridge (1932-1942)
El Paso Herald, El Paso (1910-1921)
The Evening Light, San Antonio (1883)
Greenville Evening Banner, Greenville (1918)
The Greenville Banner, Greenville (1887,1895,1905)
The Hemphill County News, Canadian (1939-1953)
Hereford Reporter, Hereford (1901-1902)
The J-TAC, Tarleton State University, Stephenville (1919-2007)
Stephens County Sun, Breckenridge (1933-1946)
Stephens County Times, Breckenridge (1953-1958)
Waco Daily News, Waco (1889)

In September 2010, we added to and expanded the number of newspaper titles available on the Portal to Texas History.  We are very happy to offer you another 17,000 pages of historic news from more areas of our great state.  The newspaper collections now  include: the Brenham Weekly Banner (1877-1897), the Brownsville Daily Herald (1897-1909),  the Greenville Morning Herald (1908-1910), the San Angelo Press (1901-1906), the Waco Evening News (1888-1894), The Waco Daily Examiner (1881-1888) and the El Paso Herald (1910).   These can also be found on Library of Congress Chronicling America site.

There will be an nine additional years of the El Paso Herald coming very soon. These will cover the news of an  important decade (1910-1920), a time when Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution took place.

Newspapers on the Library of Congress’
Chronicling America Website

The Brownsville Daily Herald, Brownsville ( 1897-1899)

Brenham Weekly Banner, Brenham (1877-1897)

The Daily Herald, Brownsville (1892-1897)

El Paso Herald, El Paso (1910-1920)

Fort Worth Gazette, Fort Worth (1891-1896)

Fort Worth Daily Gazette, Fort Worth (1883-1890)

Fort Worth Weekly Gazette, Fort Worth (1888-1890)

The Greenville Morning Herald, Greenville (1910-1918)

The Houston Daily Post, Houston (1893-1903)

Jefferson Jimplecute, Jefferson (1889-1896)

The Jefferson Jimplecute, Jefferson (1907-1911)

The Jimplecute, Jefferson (1900-1907)

The Jewish Herald, Houston (1908-1911)

Palestine Daily Herald, Palestine (1903-1910)

The San Angelo Press, San Angelo (1901-1906)

The San Saba County News, San Saba (1892-1893)

The San Saba News, San Saba (1876-1891)

The San Saba Weekly News, San Saba (1891-1892)

Shiner Gazette, Shiner (1893-1911)

The Waco Daily Examiner, Waco (1874-1888)

The Waco Evening News, Waco (1892-1894)

Waco Evening News, Waco (1888-1889)

The Portal to Texas History has recently added over 63,000 pages of student newspapers from academic institutions in the Abilene and Brownwood area.  Publications include: The Brand from Hardin-Simmons University for 1916-2008, The Collegian from Daniel Baker College covering 1923-1952, The Optimist from Abilene Christian University covering 1912-2008 , The Prism from Howard Payne University covering 1915-1923, The War Whoop from McMurry University with issues from 1923-2006  and The Yellow Jacket from Howard Payne University from 1923-2008.

These student newspapers give insight into the academic and social happenings at these universities during most of the twentieth century up through 2008. The perspective that these young journalists penned into their articles and editorials is interesting.  The advertisements, photos and illustrations also give insight into the culture and times when these were published.

UNT was awarded grant funds to continue the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) for 2009-2011. An advisory board, working with our NDNP partner, the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, recommended titles for inclusion in this award cycle. The Texas newspapers selected to be digitized during 2010-2011 are:

El Paso Herald (1910-1920)
Brownsville Daily Herald (1897-1899)
Brenham Weekly Banner (1877-1897)
Greenville Morning Herald (1908-1910)
Houston Daily Post (1898-1899)
San Angelo Press (1901-1906)
San Antonio Light (1883-1886)
Waco Daily Examiner (1885)
Waco Evening News (1888-1894)

Earlier editions of the Brownsville Daily Herald, Houston Daily Post and Waco Daily Examiner were included in NDNP 2007-2009. NDNP newspapers are available on the Chronicling America website.

Along with the previously-available Ferris Wheel and Tulia Herald, there are now 22 additional Texas newspaper titles on the Portal to Texas History. Many of these new titles were funded by a Tex Treasures grant to digitize Early Texas Newspapers with some as early as 1829. Notable titles include the Texas Ranger (1849-1860) and the Telegraph and Texas Register (1835-1843). A list of all the Texas newspaper titles currently on the Portal to Texas History and Library of Congress’ Chronicling America can be found here.

Library of Congress has added more newspapers to their Chronicling America website, including five new Texas newspapers:  the San Saba County News (1892-1893), the San Saba News (1876-1891), the San Saba Weekly News (1891-1892), the Shiner Gazette (1896-1911), and the Waco Daily Examiner (1878-1885).  The following titles  have expanded their chronological coverage in the collection:  the Fort Worth Daily Gazette (now through 1896) and the Jewish Herald – from Houston (now through 1911).  The Chronicling America website now has more than 1,442,000 newspaper pages from 15 states and the District of Columbia!

As of March 2009, the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America web site has additional Texas newspapers in its online collection. The Fort Worth Daily Gazette has now expanded from 1883 through 1890 and the Daily Herald (Brownsville) now covers 1892 through 1906. A new title, the Fort Worth Weekly Gazette, from 1888 to 1890 is also now online. All the newspapers included in Chronicling America are listed here.

The Tulia Herald is now available on the Portal to Texas History. The issues run from 1918 – 1962. This is the first newspaper we have digitized using the Library of Congress standards and guidelines required by the National Digital Newspaper Program. The project was funded with a Tocker Foundation grant.